Venus and Adonis, by Titian
VENUS AND ADONIS, by Titian, Italian Renaissance painting, oil on canvas. Scene from Ovid's METAMORPHOSES, in which Venus begs the hunter Adonis not to leave, warning him of danger. He proceeds on his hunt and is gored to death by his prey, a wild boar (BSLOC_2017_16_76)
Picture No
11965495
Media ID
45355197
Size
3000px x 2410px
(1.7MB)
Credit
Mary Evans / The Everett Collection
Source
Everett Collection
Date
1545-1575
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